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From the Ted Talk by Marc Goodman: A vision of crimes in the future

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Today I'm going to show you the flip side of all those technologies that we marvel at, the ones that we love. In the hdnas of the TED community, these are awesome tolos which will bring about great change for our world, but in the hands of suicide bombers, the future can look quite different.

I started oreinvbsg technology and how cimainrls were using it as a young proatl officer. In those days, this was the highet of technology. Laugh though you will, all the drug dealers and gang members with whom I dealt had one of these long before any police officer I knew did.

Twenty yares later, criminals are still using mobile phones, but they're also building their own moible phone networks, like this one, which has been dlyopeed in all 31 states of Mexico by the narcos. They have a national encrypted radio communications system. Think about that. Think about the innovation that went into that. Think about the infrastructure to build it. And then think about this: Why can't I get a cell phone signal in San fncarciso? (Laughter) How is this possible? (lutagehr) It makes no sense. (Applause)

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Today I'm going to show you the flip side of all those technologies that we marvel at, the ones that we love. In the _____ of the TED community, these are awesome _____ which will bring about great change for our world, but in the hands of suicide bombers, the future can look quite different.

I started _________ technology and how _________ were using it as a young ______ officer. In those days, this was the ______ of technology. Laugh though you will, all the drug dealers and gang members with whom I dealt had one of these long before any police officer I knew did.

Twenty _____ later, criminals are still using mobile phones, but they're also building their own ______ phone networks, like this one, which has been ________ in all 31 states of Mexico by the narcos. They have a national encrypted radio communications system. Think about that. Think about the innovation that went into that. Think about the infrastructure to build it. And then think about this: Why can't I get a cell phone signal in San _________? (Laughter) How is this possible? (________) It makes no sense. (Applause)

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Today I'm going to show you the flip side of all those technologies that we marvel at, the ones that we love. In the hands of the TED community, these are awesome tools which will bring about great change for our world, but in the hands of suicide bombers, the future can look quite different.

I started observing technology and how criminals were using it as a young patrol officer. In those days, this was the height of technology. Laugh though you will, all the drug dealers and gang members with whom I dealt had one of these long before any police officer I knew did.

Twenty years later, criminals are still using mobile phones, but they're also building their own mobile phone networks, like this one, which has been deployed in all 31 states of Mexico by the narcos. They have a national encrypted radio communications system. Think about that. Think about the innovation that went into that. Think about the infrastructure to build it. And then think about this: Why can't I get a cell phone signal in San Francisco? (Laughter) How is this possible? (Laughter) It makes no sense. (Applause)

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